Pencil-holder



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I L. B. MYERS.

PENCIL HOLDER.

No. 386,787. Patented July 24, 1888.

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PENCIL-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 386,787, dated July 24, 1888.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, LEWIS B. MYnns, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fremont, in the county of Sandnshy and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pencil-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to pencil-holders.

The object is to produce a holder which will be simple in construction, efficient and reliable in use, and cheap to manufacture.

With these objects in view my invention consists in a piece of wire having one end so bent as to form two loops or rings designed to fit on the pencil, and the opposite end formed into a coiled spring and a clamping arnl, said arm being constructed to grasp a garment and prevent the pencil from falling or becoming lost; and, finally, the invention consists in various novel details of construction hereinafter fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts, Fig ure 1 is a perspective view showing the holder in position on the pencil. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the clamping-arm compressed and ready to be attached to the garment. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the manner of adjusting the holder to the pencil, and Fig. 4 represents a perspective view of a modification.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the holder,which may be constructed of any kind of metal, but is preferably of brass, having one end formed into a partloop, (1., which is designed to slip on the pencil. At the point a the wire is bent at right angles to the loop, and at a is formed into a second loop, a, also designed to slip on the pencil.

At a* the wire is formed into a coiled spring, from which point it is carried to (1?, where it is bent outward to a and then to f, where it is formed into a curve, which, in connection with the part or semi-loop a, forms a complete loop. At the point a it is bent at right an gles to the curved portion and continues to the point a, where it is formed into the toe a said toe being designed to close against the pencil, as shown in Fig. 1, and clasp the garment, thus preventing the pencil from falling or becoming lost. The wire at a forms a guide for the clamping arm a to work against, which guide holds the said arm in position.

In Fig. 4 I have shown another form in which the holder may be made. Here a coil, B, through which the pencil passes, has one end formed into a coiled spring, I), and a clamping-arm, I), as represented in Fig. 3 at a A, and the opposite end formed into the clamping-arm guide I).

To make this invention operative the clamp ing-arm a is compressed, as shown in Fig. 2, and when placed in position, either against a garment or in the pocket, the pressure is removed, whereupon the point a closes upon and clasps the garment firmly, thus preventing the pencil from falling.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A pencil holder or clasp formed of a single piece of wire bent at one end to form a continuous loop or coil to pass around the pencil, and at the other end bent to form a clamping-arm, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. A pencil holder or clasp constructed of a single piece of wire bent to form two loops or part loops for passing around the pencil, and a clamping-arm for fastening the pencil to the garment, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. A pencil holder or clasp constructed of a single piece of wire, one end of which is bent to form a loop or part loop, and at an intermediate point is bent to form another loop carrying a clamping-arm, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4. A pencil holder or clasp constructed of a single piece of wire bent to form an inner and outer loop for passing around the pencil, the outer loop being provided at a suitable point with coils to form a'spring for actuating the clamping-arm carried by the spring, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereofi affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEWIS B. MYERS.

Witnesses:

L. O. MYERS, JAMES H. FOWLER. 

